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Definition of 'Hominidae'

Family of the suborder HAPLORHINI (Anthropoidea) comprising bipedal primate MAMMALS. It includes modern man (HOMO SAPIENS) and the great apes: gorillas (GORILLA GORILLA), chimpanzees (PAN PANISCUS and PAN TROGLODYTES), and orangutans (PONGO PYGMAEUS).

Common names: Hominidae; Hominids; Hominid; Homo; Pongidae; Apes; Ape; Hominini; Homininus; Hominins; Hominin

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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Reexamining human origins in light of Ardipithecus ramidus.

30 Sep 2009 Referential models based on extant African apes have dominated reconstructions of early human evolution since Darwin's time. These models visualize fundamental human behaviors as intensifications of behaviors observed in living chimpanzees and/or ... Read more...


The great divides: Ardipithecus ramidus reveals the postcrania of our last common ancestors with African apes.

30 Sep 2009 Genomic comparisons have established the chimpanzee and bonobo as our closest living relatives. However, the intricacies of gene regulation and expression caution against the use of these extant apes in deducing the anatomical structure of the last ... Read more...


Combining prehension and propulsion: the foot of Ardipithecus ramidus.

30 Sep 2009 Several elements of the Ardipithecus ramidus foot are preserved, primarily in the ARA-VP-6/500 partial skeleton. The foot has a widely abducent hallux, which was not propulsive during terrestrial bipedality. However, it lacks the highly derived ... Read more...

 

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Definition: Family of the suborder HAPLORHINI (Anthropoidea) comprising bipedal primate MAMMALS. It includes modern man (HOMO SAPIENS) and the great apes: gorillas (GORILLA GORILLA), chimpanzees (PAN PANISCUS and PAN TROGLODYTES), and orangutans (PONGO PYGMAEUS).

Descriptor UI: D015186

Alternative terms: Hominidae; Hominids; Hominid; Homo; Pongidae; Apes; Ape; Hominini; Homininus; Hominins; Hominin;

Allowable Qualifiers: abnormalities; anatomy & histology; blood; cerebrospinal fluid; classification; embryology; genetics; growth & development; immunology; injuries; metabolism; microbiology; parasitology; physiology; psychology; surgery; urine; virology;

Tree Number: B01.150.900.649.801.400.112.400;

History Note: 89

Technical Notes: diseases: coordinate IM with PRIMATE DISEASES (IM); note X ref APES: diseases in an unspecified ape, index APE DISEASES (IM) + HOMINIDAE (NIM); extinct humans (Homo sp. other than Homo sapiens) go here but neanderthals are indexed with both HUMANS + HOMINIDAE

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